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More Great Hiking in VA
It's A Big State The Appalachian Trail travels through 14 states, but Virginia makes up 25% of the trail. I haven't been putting in nearly the
The Best of Virginia
An Eventful 4 Days The weather has been clear, but hot - 90+ degrees each day. So, we took it slow and threw in a zero day. Still, we hit 2/3 of
Marching Through Virginia
Contest Winner And the winner of the Match the Burl contest goes to my son-in-law, James, who pointed out that my burl more resembles a Star Wars
On The Trail Again
Heading South When we last left our hero, he had completed the northern section of the Appalachian Trail, from Shenandoah to Mount Katahdin in
The Katahdin Summit
Entering Baxter State Park The northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail is the summit of Mount Katahdin. The mountain is sacred to the indigenous
The 100 Mile Wilderness
The Final Push Following another major rainstorm, I took a zero at Shaw's Hostel, hoping for the trail to dry out a bit. The 100 mile wilderness is
More From Maine
Where Are All The SOBOS? What's a sobo? Southbound hikers are called sobos and northbound hikers are nobos. Historically, about 12% of AT
The Saddlebacks and Bigelows
More Record Rain It seems unbelievable, but the rain keeps coming. I was fortunate to be far enough north to avoid the worst of the storms, but
Southern Maine
Still Not Easy Well, I'm out of New Hampshire and the White Mountains, but that doesn't mean it's smooth sailing. In fact, southern Maine is
Goodbye NH; Hello Maine
It's Official June has been the rainiest month on record in New Hampshire. The four days covered in this post include three rain days and one cloudy